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ENGAGEMENT
The 2009 Youth in City Government Conference was held October 6 at the Duke Energy Center & October 7 at Cincinnati’s City Hall. Over 180 students participated from 15 schools in the greater Cincinnati area. . Participants at this year’s conference had an opportunity to interact with Mayor Mallory, Commissioner David Pepper, Commissioner Greg Hartmann and Councilmember’s Monzel and Thomas. Congressman Driehaus honored the 2009 youth council with Congressional recognitions for their service to the City of Cincinnati, and Mayor Mallory acknowledged the program on the floor of a City Council meeting and declared Oct 7th to be Youth in City Government day in Cincinnati. All students wrote an Ordinance based on a city issue of their choice and all had an opportunity to run for the 2010 youth council. This year students also had the opportunity to apply for a position of Student Ambassador to represent their school and assist the youth council.
2010 Youth in City Government Youth Council:
- Andrew Naab – Mayor, St. Xavier
- Ian Martin – Vice Mayor, SCPA
- Colleen Flynn – McAuley
- Jasmine-Renee’ Riley – Aiken
- Nora Kelly – The Summit Country Day School
- Patrick Reagan – Aldersgate Christian
- Robert Marshall – St. Xavier
- Samantha Bowling – SCPA
- T’Erica Byse – Western Hills Engineering
- William Donovan – The Summit Country Day School
YOUTH IN CITY GOVERNMENT
Become part of a fifty year Cincinnati area tradition and have fun learning about your city government by participating in the Youth in City Government Program. This two day event takes place every October. City Government comes alive for teens from Cincinnati area high schools during this tree day, hands-on program. Students have the opportunity to voice their opinions and share their ideas with city administrators, elected officials, and other Cincinnati students. Students are given the responsibility for the planning, implementation, and leadership of the conference. They may write and vote on ordinances, run for city offices, and speak their minds on current events. Highlights include elections held in the city council chambers, and a luncheon with city officials. This year's conference October 5 & 6 2010. Contact Jana Lavelle Nattermann at 513.246.3212 for more information.
CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS (CONA)
July 3 – July 8, 2010
Youth in City Government participants from states across the country come together to debate the issues of the day. This program offers unusual opportunities to do research in the area of National and International concern; to organize this information into a documented proposal; to engage in intensive discussion and the debate these proposals with understanding young people from other states. Teen Presiding Officers lead this conference held in the beautiful mountains of the Blue Ridge Assembly. View CONA handbook.
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